(a) If a defendant is placed on community supervision after receiving a grant of deferred adjudication community supervision for or being convicted of an offense under § 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, at any time during the period of community supervision, the judge may extend the period of community supervision as provided by this article.

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Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 42A.757

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

(b) At a hearing at which the defendant is provided the same rights as are provided to a defendant at a hearing under Article 42A.751(d), the judge may extend the defendant’s supervision period for a period not to exceed 10 additional years if the judge determines that:
(1) the defendant has not sufficiently demonstrated a commitment to avoid future criminal behavior; and
(2) the release of the defendant from supervision would endanger the public.
(c) A judge may extend a period of community supervision under this article only once.
(d) A judge may extend a period of community supervision for a defendant under both Article 42A.752(a)(2) and this article.
(e) The prohibition in Article 42A.753(a) against a period of community supervision in a felony case exceeding 10 years does not apply to a defendant for whom community supervision is increased under this article or under both Article 42A.752(a)(2) and this article.